Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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