Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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