Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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