Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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