Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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