Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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