Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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