Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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