Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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