Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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