Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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