Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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