Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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