Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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