Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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