Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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