Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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