Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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