Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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