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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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