Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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