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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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