Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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