Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines 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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