Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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