Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major 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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