Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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