Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not 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 attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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