Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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