Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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