Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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