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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the 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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