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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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