Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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