Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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