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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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