Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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