Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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