Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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