Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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