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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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