Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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