Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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