Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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