Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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