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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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