Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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