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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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