Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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