Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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