Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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