Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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