Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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