Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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