Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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