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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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