Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the 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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