Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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