Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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