Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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