Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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