Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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