Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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