Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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