Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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