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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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