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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses 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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