Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors 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 models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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