Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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