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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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