Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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