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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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