Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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