Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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