Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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