Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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