Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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