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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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