Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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