Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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