Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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