Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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