Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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