Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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