Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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