Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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