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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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