Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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