Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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