Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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