Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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