Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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