Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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