Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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