Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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