Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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