Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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