Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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