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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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