Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners 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 issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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