Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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