Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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