Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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