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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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