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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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