Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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