Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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