Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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