Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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