Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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