Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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