Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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