Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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