Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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