Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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