Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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