Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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