Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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