Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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