Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key 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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