Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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