Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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