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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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