Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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