Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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