Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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