Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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