Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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