Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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