Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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