Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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