Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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