Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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