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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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