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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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