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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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