Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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