Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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