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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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