Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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