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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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