Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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