Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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