Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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