Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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