Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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