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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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