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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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