Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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