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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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