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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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