Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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