Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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