Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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