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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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