Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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