Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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