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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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