Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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