Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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