Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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