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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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