Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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