Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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