Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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