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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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