Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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