Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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