Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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