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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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