Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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