Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs