Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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