Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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