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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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