Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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