Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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