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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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