Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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