Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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