Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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