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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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