Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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