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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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