Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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