Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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