Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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