Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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