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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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