Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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