Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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