Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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