Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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