Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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