Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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