Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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