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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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