Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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