Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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