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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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