Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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