Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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