Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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