Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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