Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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