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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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