Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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