Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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