Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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