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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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