Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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