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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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