Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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