Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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