Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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