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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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