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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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