Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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