Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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