Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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