Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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