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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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