Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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