Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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