Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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