Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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