Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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