Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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