Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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