Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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