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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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