Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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