Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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