Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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