Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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