Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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