Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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