Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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