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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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