Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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