Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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