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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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