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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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