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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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