Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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