Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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