Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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