Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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