Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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