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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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