Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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