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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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