Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key 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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