Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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