Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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