Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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