Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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