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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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