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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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