Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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