Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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