Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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