Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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