Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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