Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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