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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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