Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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