Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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