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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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