Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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