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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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