Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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