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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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