Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies 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 in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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