Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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