Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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