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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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