Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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