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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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