Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important 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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