Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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