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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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