Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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