Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured 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 MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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