Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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