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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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