Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important 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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