Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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