Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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