Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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