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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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