Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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