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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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