Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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