Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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