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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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