Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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