Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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