Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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