Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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