Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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