Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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