Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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