Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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