Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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