Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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