Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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