Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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