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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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