Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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