Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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