Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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