Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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