Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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