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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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