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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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