Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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