Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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