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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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