Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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