Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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