Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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