Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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