Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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