Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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