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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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