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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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