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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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