Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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