Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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