Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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