Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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