Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies 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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