Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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