Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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