Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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