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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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