Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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