Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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