Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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