Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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