Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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