Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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