Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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