Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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