Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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