Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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