Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important 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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