Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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