Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses 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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