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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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