Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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