Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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