Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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