Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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