Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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