Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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