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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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