Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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