Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always 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 variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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