Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs 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. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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