Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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