Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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