Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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