Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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