Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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