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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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