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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies 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 in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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