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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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