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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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