Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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