Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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