Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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