Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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