Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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