Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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