Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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