Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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