Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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