Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data 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 topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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