Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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