Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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