Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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