Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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