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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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