Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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