Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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