Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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