Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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