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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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