Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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