Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key 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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