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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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