Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates 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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