Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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