Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes 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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