Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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