Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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