Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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