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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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