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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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