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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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