Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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