Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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