Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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