Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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