Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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