Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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