Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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