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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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