Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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