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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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