Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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