Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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