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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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