Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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