Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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