Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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