Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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