Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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