Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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