Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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