Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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