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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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