Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business 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 teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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