Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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