Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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