Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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