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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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