Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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