Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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