Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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