Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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