Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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