Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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