Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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