Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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