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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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