Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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