Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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