Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing 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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