Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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