Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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