Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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