Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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