Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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