Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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