Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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