Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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