Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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