Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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