Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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