Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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