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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure 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 experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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