Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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