Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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