Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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