Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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