Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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