Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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