Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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