Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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