Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details 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 scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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