Find out more about this 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 (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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