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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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