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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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