Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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