Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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