Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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