Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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