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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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