Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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