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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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