Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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