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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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