Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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