Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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