Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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