Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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