Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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