Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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