Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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