Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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