Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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