Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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