Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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