Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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