Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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