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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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