Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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