Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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