Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines 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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