Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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