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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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