Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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