Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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