Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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