Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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