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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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