Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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