Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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