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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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