Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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