Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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