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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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