Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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