Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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