Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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