Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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