Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research