Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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