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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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